John Sherman: “Well may he ever keep the foremost place in the hearts of his countrymen.”

Canada and Mexico as independent republics will be more valuable to the United States than if carved into additional states.

It was settled by this war that we have a country limited in its powers by the constitution of the United States fairly construed.

If my life is prolonged I will do all I can to add to the strength and prosperity of the United States, but nothing to extend its limits or to add new dangers by acquisition of foreign territory.

Our family of states is already large enough to create embarrassment in the Senate, and a republic should not hold dependent provinces or possessions.